Also Known As:
Chividunda, Kividunda, Ndunda
Dialects & Varieties
Vidunda (G38) as an Endangered Language?
Legère, Karsten. 2007. "Vidunda (G38) As An Endangered Language?" In Selected Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference on African Linguistics, edited by Doris L. Payne and Jaime Peña. Somerville, 43-54. Cascadilla Press. Online: http://www.lingref.com/cpp/acal/37/paper1594.pdf.
Threatened
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<10,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 1
Most members of the community or ethnic group speak the language. Speaker numbers may be decreasing, but very slowly.
1
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
3
Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
9,794
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"The major factor that shapes language use among the children is the complete L2 immersion in school as the result of the language policy implementation in primary education. In government schools L2 is the sole medium of instruction throughout grade one to grade seven."
Location and Context
Countries
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Location Description
Vidunda Ward of Kilosa District/Morogoro Region in Central Tanzania.
Government Support
Community languages are discouraged.
Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Swahili
Number of Other Language Speakers:
All
Domains of Other Languages:
School
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
The wikipedia page for the Vibunda language. Very scant as of upload.